date:May 17, 2012
Chapel Down Winery imported Argentinian grapes to produce a one-off vintage of around 1,300 bottles for World Malbec Day, but was then told by the UK Wine Standards Board (which polices EU regulations) that the product was not technically a wine, and it was illegal to label it as such.
According to Point B(5) of Annex XVb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, it is prohibited to turn into wine on the EU territory imported grapes from third countries.
Frazer Thompson, CEO of Chapel Down Winery, told